Quality Assurance Specialist

A client of Talent HRizon located in New Orleans, LA is looking for a Quality Specialist.

Responsibilities:

• Diagnose, respond and resolve shop floor and quality related issues with urgency and accuracy.

• Communicate with vendors and suppliers regarding nonconformance and quality expectations.

• Collaborate with internal teams, cross functional groups, external partners, and production staff to solve problems, support projects, and promote a strong team-oriented environment aligned with the client's Business Philosophy.

• Role requires managing tasks and priorities without daily supervision.

• Perform incoming and outgoing quality inspections, including regular assessments of materials and finished products.

• Reject non-conforming products/materials and implement containment plans when necessary.

• Read and interpret engineering drawings, plans, and specifications.

• Creates CMM programs and other electronic aided equipment programs.

• Recommend and support improvements to production processes to enhance quality control.

• Document inspection results through detailed reports and performance records.

• Lead and support production teams in addressing quality concerns for production parts.

• Assess overall quality performance and contribute to strategic plans, processes, and metrics for improvement.

• Perform a variety of advanced Quality Assurance tasks.

• Track medium to large scale projects and provide regular updates.

• Work closely with and, when needed, direct Quality and Manufacturing associates to complete projects.

• Develop, follow, and maintain instructions and guidelines required for job functions.

• Ability to remain effective and meet deadlines during periods of high workload.

Requirements:

• High school diploma

• 3–5 years of experience in quality assurance experience in a manufacturing environment, or an undergraduate degree in a technical or quantitative field.

• Hands on experience with mechanical systems and a strong understanding of quality standards, testing methods, and basic statistics.

• Proficiency in MS Office, including the ability to create data driven reports and graphs.

• Strong math, technical, problem solving, and project management skills.

• Manage shifting priorities and multiple tasks during periods of high workload.

• High attention to detail and a willingness to support both short- and long-term manufacturing goals.

• Ability to work overtime or weekends as needed and travel to vendor or customer sites, including periodic travel, including occasional overnight trips.

• Must be able to perform the essential job requirements identified in the Functional Job Description for this position, including the ability to lift and move 47 lbs

Desired Qualifications:

• Quality Assurance or Quality Control certification are preferred, with at least 2 years of experience in a similar role.

• Experience in a Quality Assurance role with a focus of process improvements

• Possess an ASQ or equivalent certification

• Experience in a mass production inspection environment

• Experience implementing SPC and/or Six-Sigma concepts

• Knowledge of best practices for the Quality Assurance function in a Manufacturing environment

• Experience with quality tools such as CMM or other measuring systems.